Next Generation ABAP Development

After reading this book, you will be able to assess the new tools and features of ABAP (both design and development) within SAP NetWeaver 7.0 to 7.0 EHP2, and employ them effectively. Fully revised, updated and extended, the second edition is even more readable than the popular first edition, and assumes a scenario where a fictive university has just converted from SAP R/3 4.6C to SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (SAP Business Suite 7.0), this time with the default installation option of EHP2. Readers experience the entire development process of applications - design, development and testing of all areas - through the eyes of a developer, and walk away with a firm understanding of many of the newer technologies or design techniques that were not previously available in ABAP. This book is not intended to teach basic ABAP skills. Instead, it shows you the new technologies and techniques that have been introduced to ABAP in the last few years - with a particular focus on the release 7.0 EHP2 delta in this edition.

Rich Heilman is a senior technical specialist with the EPM RIG at SAP Labs, LLC. Rich joined SAP in 2007 and had the opportunity to contribute to the development of the SAP Business Planning & Consolidation version for the SAP NetWeaver product. He then transitioned into a solution management role in 2008, and finally joined the RIG at the end of 2009. Before joining SAP, Rich worked for an SAP customer. Rich transitioned from RPGIV on the AS/400 into ABAP when the company decided to implement SAP R/3 4.6c in 2001. He was involved in many projects, developing custom ABAP and Java applications to satisfy business requirements. For the past several years, he has presented at the annual ASUG Spring Conference and the SAP TechEd Conference. He is also one of the top contributors on SDN, spending much of his time answering questions in the ABAP forums.

Thomas Jung is a solution architect on the SAP Technology Solution Management team, focusing on the SAP custom development tools, particularly as they apply to ABAP development or user interface technology. He is a frequent presenter at SAP events and can often be found on SDN. Before joining SAP Labs in 2006, Thomas was an applications developer for an SAP customer. He was involved in SAP implementations as an ABAP developer for almost 10 years. He is also the coauthor of the book Advanced BSP Programming (SAP PRESS, 2006).